Etymology

promptitude

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Today it means: The quality of being prompt; alacrity. Full definition →

Middle English promptitude ← Late Latin prōmptitūdō ← Classical Latin prōmptus
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  1. Classical Latin · derived fromprōmptus
  2. Late Latin · derived fromprōmptitūdō
  3. Middle English · inherited frompromptitude
  4. English todaypromptitude

From Middle English promptitude, from Late Latin prōmptitūdō, from Classical Latin prōmptus. By surface analysis, prompt + -itude.

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